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06.12.2011 by Ray Niekamp // 10 Comments

If you’re shopping for a new bike, the choices can be overwhelming. Even knowledgeable bikers can get tangled up trying to call up different bike manufacturers’ websites. There always seems to be one nifty model that gets missed — and it might have been just the one you were looking for.

There is a tool that can help. It’s a website called “Find the Best,” which describes itself as “an objective, socially curated comparison engine that allows you to find a topic, compare your options and decide what’s best for you.” It’s not solely limited to bicycle comparisons — you can compare all manner of things, from universities, to laptop computers, to investments. So I was somewhat skeptical when I clicked on the link to their road bike tool.

Just a sample of the comparison page for entry-level bikes.

I was pleasantly surprised. Users can customize their search to match some broad criteria. Under road bikes, you can search for “Racing,” “Sport,” “Entry-level,” “Triathlon/TT,” “Track,” “Fixie/Single Speed,” “Touring/Commuting,” “Women’s,” and “Kids.” Let’s say you want to compare entry-level road bikes. You can specify frame material — carbon, steel, or aluminum. You can limit the price range, the gearing, the manufacturer — and even limit the finds to those top-rated by either Bicycling magazine or Bike Radar, the British biking website.

If we limit the entry-level price to a top of $2,000, the tool still turns up 53 different makes and models. From there, you can select specific models and run a comparison on them — similar to the kind of comparison available on some bike retailers’ websites. The difference is that on those sites, you’re stuck with just the brands the store carries. Here, you’ve got them all.

I’m not in the market for a new bike now, but it’s still a fun way to kill a little time late in the evening. You can find the road bike comparison tool at http://road-bikes.findthebest.com/. Oh, and if you’re interested in mountain bikes, there’s a tool for those, too: http://mountain-bikes.findthebest.com/

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  1. Bryan Dewberry says

    June 12, 2011 at 9:31 pm

    Wow, that’s a very slick tool. Thanks for the tip.

    Reply
  2. Matt says

    June 13, 2011 at 6:51 am

    Darn you, now I want more bikes…

    Reply
  3. Clive Chapman says

    June 14, 2011 at 2:00 am

    That’s brilliant!

    Reply
  4. CycleAccidentClaims says

    June 15, 2011 at 10:03 am

    Nothing like this in the UK. eBay is probably the closest thing we have. Now there’s an opportunity for someone!

    Reply
  5. Radley says

    November 8, 2011 at 2:35 am

    This looks like a pretty useful tool. Thanks.
    I’ve done a list myself of some good entry level road bikes.

    Reply
  6. Barry Walsh (@thelinden) says

    February 18, 2014 at 9:01 am

    I helped to build a bike comparison tool. We’ll be constantly striving to improve it. You can check it out here: http://compare.velocompare.com

    It’s geared towards the UK at the moment and road bikes but we’ll be expanding on the type of bikes as we progress. Hopefully some people will find it useful.

    -Barry

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  8. Dave says

    January 26, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    Anyone ever hear of a Tank mountain bike?

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  9. Don says

    March 18, 2017 at 4:27 pm

    I’m trying to decide between an SE bikes palisade 21 comfort bike and a 700c northrock sc7 the palisade is from performance cycles and will be professionals put together the northrock is from Walmart and has a protection plan what should I pick I’m 6 ft even and 205 lbs and typically carry 15 pounds of gear in a pack

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  10. Scott Alexander says

    June 8, 2017 at 12:40 am

    The site linked to in the original post is no longer working. I’m working on a similar site https://99spokes.com/ which provides a comparison tool for all different types of bikes and brands.

    Reply

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